Samsung DVD-TR520 instruction manual Disc Storage, Disc Specifications

Getting Started

Holding discs

• Avoid touching the surface of a disc where recording is performed.

Cartridge

• This is used to prevent damage by dirt, scratches, etc. when using a DVD-RAM disc in the R tray.

DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD-R

•Clean with an optional DVD-RAM/PD disc cleaner. Do not use cleaners or cloths for CDs to clean DVD-RAM/-RW/-R discs.

DVD-Video, Audio-CD

•Wipe off dirt or contamination on the disc with a soft cloth.

Cautions on handling discs

•Do not write on the printed side with a ball-point pen or pencil.

•Do not use record cleaning sprays or antistatic. Also, do not use volatile chemicals, such as benzene or thinner.

•Do not apply labels or stickers to discs. (Do not use discs fixed with exposed tape adhesive or leftover peeled-off stickers.)

•Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers.

•Do not use discs printed with label printers available on the market.

•Do not load warped or cracked discs.

Disc Storage

Be careful not to harm the disc because the data on these discs is highly vulnerable to the environment.

•Do not keep under direct sunlight.

•Keep in a cool ventilated area.

•Store vertically.

•Keep in a clean protection jacket.

•If you move your TWIN TRAY DVD RECORDER suddenly from a cold place to a warm place,

condensation may generate on the operating parts and lens and cause abnormal disc playback. If this occurs, do not connect the plug to the power outlet and wait for two hours. Then insert the disc and try to playback again.

•Be careful not to harm the disc because the data on these discs is highly vulnerable to the environment.

Disc Specifications

Disc Type

DVD-Video

•A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135- minutes of video, 8 audio languages and 32 subtitle languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby digital surround, allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear theater quality video in the comfort of your own home.

•When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a dual-layered DVD Video disc, there may be momentary distortion in the video and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.

•Once a DVD-RW/-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes a DVD-Video disc.

Audio CD

•An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.

•Plays CD-DA format audio CD-R and CD-RW discs.

•The unit may not be able to play some CD-R or CD- RW discs due to the condition of the recording.

CD-RW/-R

•Use a 700MB(80 minutes) CD-R/RW disc. If possible, do not use a 800MB(90 minutes) or above disc, as the disc may not play back.

•If the CD-R/RW disc was not recorded as a closed session, you may experience a delay in the early playback time, all recorded files may not play.

•Some CD-R/RW discs may not be playable with this unit, depending on the device which was used to burn them. For contents recorded on CD-R/RW media from CDs for your personal use, playability may vary depending on contents and discs.

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